Editor’s Pick

Cannes Lions

Sick Beats Wins Cannes Radio and Audio Grand Prix

By Shannon Miller


While excitement may be a bit more nuanced for some of the shopping public, the current confluence of events and opportunities should make marketers among the most optimistic demographic.

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Cannes Lions

The Big Issue and Bavaria AB InBev Win Cannes Lions Creative Ecommerce Grand Prix

By Emmy Liederman

Cannes Lions

Burger King and Mastercard Share Top Honors in Cannes’ Brand Experience Awards

By David Griner

Cannes Lions

Degree’s Disability-Friendly Deodorant Wins Grand Prix for Innovation at Cannes

By Patrick Kulp

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Cannes Lions

Sick Beats Wins Cannes Radio and Audio Grand Prix

By Shannon Miller

TV Upfronts
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Sports Marketing

NBCUniversal Surpasses Rio’s $1.2 Billion Advertising Haul for Tokyo Olympics

By Jason Lynch

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TV Upfronts

Univision Sees Big CPM and Volume Gains in First Upfront Under New Ownership

By Jason Lynch

TV Upfronts

Fox Secures Low-20% CPM Hikes in Upfront ‘for the Ages’

By Jason Lynch

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TV Upfronts

The CW Sets Its Fall Premiere Dates, Debuts First-Ever Saturday Shows Oct. 9

By Jason Lynch

Social Media Week
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Social Media Week

Watch All Sessions From the 13th Annual Social Media Week

By Breana Mallamaci

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Social Media Week

TikTok’s Katie Puris Talks About the Power of a Purpose-Driven Guidebook

By Nicole Sara Sivens

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Social Media Week

Fitzco Used Data Collection to Combat Emotionally-Charged Misinformation

By Nicole Sara Sivens

Jennifer “JJ” Healan, vice president of U.S. marketing, brand content and engagement at McDonald’s
Social Media Week

McDonalds’ Jennifer Healan on How to Stay Relevant When Marketing Your Brand

By Nicole Sara Sivens

Promoted Content

The Future of the Media Industry Starts With Customer Experience

By Salesforce

In the Cookieless Future, Personalization and Prospecting Will Walk Hand-in-Hand

By Rob Armstrong, VP of Product, Eyeota

The Ecommerce Trends That Really Matter This Year

By Linkfluence

Don’t Let Your Digital Shelf Space Go Untouched

By Tony Neary, Chief Creative Officer, Olberding Brand Family

Partner Experts

Top 5 Takeaways From Google Marketing Livestream 2021

By Jerry Dischler

Research Shows Why Audio Advertisers Need to Diversify Their Voice Talent

By Steve Keller

3 Questions to Ask Yourself in the Sprint to Scale First-Party Data

By Dana Moroze

How Can Brands and Retailers Prepare for the 2021 Holiday Season?

By Alicia LeBeouf

Adweek Podcasts
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Adweek Podcasts

Adweek Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Cannes Lions Live

By Nick Gardner

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Adweek Podcasts

Adweek Podcast: 2021’s Award Season Big Winners

By Nick Gardner

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CMO Moves

Facebook’s Eric Toda and eos’ Soyoung Kang on Inspiring and Enacting Change

By Julian Gamboa

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Adweek Podcasts

Adweek Podcast: The 100 Most Creative Professionals in the World

By Nick Gardner

Magazine

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

25 LGBTQ+ Leaders Making a Meaningful Difference in Media, Marketing, Tech and Beyond

By Adweek Staff



This is a Profile
Data Points

Infographic: LGBTQ+ Consumers Look for Genuine Brand Support That Outlasts Pride Month

By Nicole Ortiz



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Voice

5 Risks of Performative Pride Allyship for Brands to Keep in Mind This June

By Katie Martell



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Creative Thinkers

How These Exuberant Illustrations Made Their Way Onto Popular Products—and Adweek’s Cover

By Stephanie Paterik


In case you missed it

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Programming & Performance

Rick and Morty Get Their Own Wendy’s Drink Flavors and Restaurant Pop-Up For Season 5

By Mollie Cahillane



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Advertising

Cat Remembers Finding Forever Home in French Animated Spot for Animal Shelter

By Brittaney Kiefer



This is a Profile
CPG & Grocery

With 135% Growth, Kroger’s Ad Business Aims to ‘Set the Bar’ for Media Accountability

By Paul Hiebert



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Advertising

Leaders of Wieden+Kennedy-Owned Joint Editorial Launch New Shop

By Larissa Faw


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Cannes Lions

Burger King and Mastercard Share Top Honors in Cannes’ Brand Experience Awards

By David Griner

Cannes Lions

Degree’s Disability-Friendly Deodorant Wins Grand Prix for Innovation at Cannes

By Patrick Kulp

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Accounts

Energy Firm E.ON Names Berlin Agency Lure as Global Creative Partner

By Stephen Lepitak

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Leadership & Talent

TBWA\London CEO Sara Tate Steps Down

By Stephen Lepitak

Brand Marketing
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Branding

How These Beauty Brands Are Maintaining a Lasting Connection With Consumers

By Tara Weiss

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Amazon

Can Retailers Keep Up With the Prime Day Juggernaut?

By Lisa Lacy

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UPS and J Balvin Are Amplifying Latinx-Owned Businesses With a Musical TikTok Challenge

By Shannon Miller

Advertising

Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing Has Been Acquired by Performance TV Platform MNTN

By Kathryn Lundstrom

Commerce
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Sustainability

Target Outlines New Sustainability Goals

By Richard Collings

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Retailing

Glossier Is Embracing IRL Commerce With 3 Permanent Stores

By Emmy Liederman

Retailing

Google’s First Permanent Retail Space Will Feature Sleek Demo Spaces and an Event Hub

By Patrick Kulp

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Cannes Lions

How Supergoop! Is Convincing Us to Wear Sunscreen Without Rubbing It in Our Faces

By Emmy Liederman

CONVERGENT TV
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Connected TV

Check Out Adweek’s Inaugural Elevate: TV and Video Measurement

By Breana Mallamaci

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Streaming & OTT

ViacomCBS Taps Multiple Top Execs to Lead Paramount+ Content Strategy

By Kelsey Sutton

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Sports Marketing

NBCU Gives Peacock Major Role With Live Coverage of Gymnastics and Men’s Basketball

By Mollie Cahillane

Streaming & OTT

Peacock Finally Comes to Amazon Fire TV, After Nearly a Year

By Mollie Cahillane

Creativity
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Cannes Lions

The Big Issue and Bavaria AB InBev Win Cannes Lions Creative Ecommerce Grand Prix

By Emmy Liederman

A girl enjoying the Sick Beats Vest
Cannes Lions

Sick Beats Wins Cannes Radio and Audio Grand Prix

By Shannon Miller

Telenor Pakistan
Cannes Lions

Telenor Pakistan’s Digital Birth Certificate Wins Cannes Mobile Grand Prix

By Brittaney Kiefer

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Food & Beverage

Skittles Uses Its Rainbow to Colorize Images of LGBTQ+ History for the First Time

By Brittaney Kiefer

Inside the Brand
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Women Trailblazers

Why Chase Chief Brand Officer’s Definition of Success Is Unlike Any Other

By Luz Corona

Innovators

To Combat Piracy, VIZ Media Made Its Content Available to Fans for Free

By Julian Gamboa

CMO Reboot Playbooks

How to Listen Carefully and Act Quickly

By Al Mannarino

CMO Reboot Playbooks

How To Create Meaningful Marketing That Matters

By Al Mannarino

Media
Coronavirus

Nextdoor Vaccine Map Rolls Out Across US

By David Cohen

Platforms

Twitter Begins Taking Applications for Early Testers of Ticketed Spaces, Super Follows

By David Cohen

Life After Lockdown

Snapchatters Are Even More Over the Pandemic Than Non-Snapchatters

By David Cohen

Platforms

Twitter: How to Share a Tweet to Instagram Stories on iOS

By Brandy Shaul

Performance Marketing
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Travel & Transportation

5 Travel Boom Trends for Performance Marketers to Watch in 2021

By Jessica Hawthorne-Castro

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Performance Marketing

How McDonald’s Altered Its Strategy for the BTS Meal and Broke Its Social Engagement Records

By Jess Zafarris

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Sports Marketing

Olympians—Past and Present—Join in a New Spot to Show Fans They’re Stronger Together

By Kaila Mathis

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Amazon

Prime Day Boosts Ad Spend on Other Retail Media Networks

By Lisa Lacy

Programmatic
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The Future of Identity

Google Grants a Stay of Execution in the Death of the Cookie

By Ronan Shields

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Voice

How to Be Purposeful About Meeting Consumers Across Audio and Other Media Channels

By Idil Cakim

The Future of Identity

Once Competitors, Xandr to Support OpenAP’s TV Identifier

By Andrew Blustein

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Connected TV

Innovid Eyes $1.3 Billion Valuation in Latest Ad Tech SPAC

By Ronan Shields

Social Marketing
Sports Marketing

Twitter Trains Brands for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo

By David Cohen

Chat & Messaging

BTS’ TinyTAN Characters Invade Messenger From Facebook, Instagram Again

By David Cohen

Platforms

American Express Kicks Off ‘Let’s Go’ Campaign to Back Small Businesses

By David Cohen

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Platforms

Pinterest Outlines What UK Users Want From Brands on the Platform

By Stephen Lepitak